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Country around Grand Marsh is a rural area of about 1,231 people in Adams County, Wisconsin, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Madison, WI and 104 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $864 a month.
1,231people
$138kTypical home
$864/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
49"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,231 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 56 mi to Madison, WI
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 15% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MSN airport
- 111 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+26 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk